Jaroslav

Jaroslav
Pronunciation	Czech: [ˈjaroslaf] ; Slovak: [ˈjarɔsɫau̯]
Gender	masculine
Language(s)	Czech, Slovak
Origin
Language(s)	Slavic
Word/name	jar ("strong, fierce") + slav ("glory, fame")
Other names
Related names	Jaroslava (f), Jarosław, Yaroslav

Last updated August 02, 2025

Jaroslav is a Czech and Slovak masculine given name. It is composed of the Slavic elements jar meaning "strong, fierce" and slav meaning "glory, fame".^[1]^[2]

Notable people with the name

A

Jaroslav Alexa (1949–2008), Czech athlete

B

Jaroslav Bába (born 1984), Czech high jumper
Jaroslav Babušiak (born 1984), Slovak alpine skier
Jaroslav Balaštík (born 1979), Czech ice hockey player
Jaroslav Balcar (1953–2015), Czechoslovak ski jumper
Jaroslav Balík (1924–1996), Czechoslovak film director and screenwriter
Jaroslav Baška (born 1975), Slovak politician
Jaroslav Bašta (1948–2024), Czech politician and diplomat
Jaroslav Beck (born 1988), Czech composer and entrepreneur
Jaroslav Bednář (born 1976), Czech ice hockey player
Jaroslav Beláň (born 1981), Slovak footballer
Jaroslav Benák (born 1962), Czech ice hockey player
Jaroslav Benda (1882–1970), Czech artist
Jaroslav Beneš (born 1946), Czech photographer
Jaroslav of Bezmíře, also known as Jaroslav of Benešov, 14th century Bohemian inquisitor and bishop
Jaroslav Bílek (born 1971), Czech cyclist
Jaroslav Bím (1931–2012), Czechoslovak gymnast
Jaroslav Blahoš (1930–2018), Czech medical doctor
Jaroslav Blažek (1896–1976), Czech cinematographer
Jaroslav Bogdálek (1929–2022), Czech alpine skier
Jaroslav Bohatý (born 1935), Czech long-distance runner
Jaroslav Borovička (1931–1992), Czech footballer
Jaroslav Boroš (born 1947), Slovak footballer
Jaroslav Borák (born 1989), Czech footballer
Jaroslav Bouček (1912–1987), Czech footballer
Jaroslav Bořita of Martinice (1582–1649), Bohemian nobleman
Jaroslav Brabec (1949–2018), Czech athlete
Jaroslav Brejcha, Czechoslovak slalom canoeist
Jaroslav Brož (cyclist) (1906–?), Czech Olympic cyclist
Jaroslav Brož (long jumper) (1950–1975), Czech Olympic athlete
Jaroslav Brožek (1923–2019), Czech artis and university professor
Jaroslav Bulant (born 1964), Czech tennis player
Jaroslav Bureš (born 1954), Czech lawyer and politician
Jaroslav Burgr (1906–1986), Czech footballer
Jaroslav Bžoch (born 1983), Czech politician

C

Jaroslav Cardal (1919–2010), Czech cross-country skier
Jaroslav Čejka (1936–2022), Czech dancer, comedian and actor
Jaroslav Cejp (1924–2002), Czechoslovak footballer
Jaroslav Čermák (1929–2011), Czech resistance fighter
Jaroslav Čermák (painter) (1830–1878), Czech painter
Jaroslav Černý (Egyptologist) (1898–1970), Czech egyptologist
Jaroslav Černý (footballer) (born 1979), Czech footballer
Jaroslav Černý (painter) (1904–1984), Czech painter
Jaroslav Červený (1895–1950), Czechoslovak footballer
Jaroslav Chalupský (born 1974), Czech politician
Jaroslav Cháňa (1899–2000), Czechoslovak footballer
Jaroslav Chlebek (born 1976), Slovak footballer
Jaroslav Čihák (1891–1944), Austro-Hungarian army officer
Jaroslav Cihlář (1924–2014), Czech cyclist

D

Jaroslav Dietl (1929–1985), Czech screenwriter and playwright
Jaroslav Dittrich (born 1982), Czech footballer
Jaroslav Diviš (born 1986), Czech footballer
Jaroslav Dočkal (1939–2021), Czech football player and manager
Jaroslav Doubek (1931–2017), Czech ice skater
Jaroslav Doubrava (1909–1960), Czech composer, painter, and pedagogue
Jaroslav Drobný (footballer) (born 1979), Czech footballer
Jaroslav Drobný (1921–2001), Czech tennis player
Dominik Jaroslav Duka, (born 1943), Czech Catholic bishop
Jaroslav Durych (1886–1962), Czech poet and writer
Jaroslav Dušek (born 1961), Czech actor
Jaroslav Dvořák (politician) (born 1957), Czech neurologist and politician
Jaroslav Dvořák (weightlifter) (1896–?), Czech weightlifter

E

Jaroslav Eliáš (1906–1962), Czechoslovak athlete
Jaroslav Eminger (1886–1964), Czech military officer

F

Jaroslav Falta (1951–2022), Czech motocross racer
Jaroslav Feistauer (1909–?), Czech cross-country skier
Jaroslav Ferianec (born 1970), Slovak sailor
Jaroslav Fikejz (1927–2008), Czech athlete
Jaroslav Filip (1949–2000), Slovak musician
Jaroslav Findejs (born 1943), Czechoslovak footballer
Jaroslav Flegr (born 1958), Czech biologist
Jaroslav Foglar (1907–1999), Czech novelist
Jaroslav Folda (born 1940), American medievalist
Jaroslav Fragner (1898–1967), Czech architect
Jaroslav Erik Frič (1949, Libina–2019), Czech poet, musician and publisher

G

Jaroslav Gabro (1919–1980), American Catholic bishop
Jaroslav Galko (born 1961), Slovak football player and manager
Jaroslav Goll (1846–1929), Czech historian
Jaroslav Gürtler (born 1954), Czech football manager

H

Jaroslav Hainz (1883–1914/18), Czech tennis player
Jaroslav Hájek (1926–1974), Czech mathematician
Jaroslav Halák (born 1985), Slovak ice hockey player
Jaroslav Handlíř (1888–1942), Czech politician and soldier
Jaroslav Hanf (1888–1958), Czechoslovak equestrian
Jaroslav Hatla (born 1973), Czech equestrian
Jaroslav Havlíček (1896–1943), Czech novelist
Jaroslav Hašek (1883–1923), Czech writer and journalist
Jaroslav Hellebrand (born 1945), Czech rower
Jaroslav Heyrovský (1890–1967), Czech chemist and inventor
Jaroslav Hilbert (1871–1936), Czech dramatist and writer
Jaroslav Hílek (born 1978), Slovak footballer
Jaroslav Hlava (1855–1924), Czech anatomist and medical doctor
Jaroslav Hlinka (born 1976), Czech ice hockey player
Jaroslav Holík (1942–2015), Czech ice hockey player
Jaroslav Holík (politician) (born 1953), Czech politician
Jaroslav Hrabal (born 1974), Slovak footballer
Jaroslav Hrbáček (1921–2010), Czech academic and zoologist
Jaroslav Hřebík (born 1948), Czech football player and coach
Jaroslav Hübl (ice hockey, born 1957), Czech ice hockey player
Jaroslav Hübl (ice hockey, born 1982), Czech ice hockey player
Jaroslav Huleš (1974–2004), Czech motorcycle racer
Jaroslav Humpál (1916–?), Czechoslovak canoeist
Jaroslav Hutka (born 1947), Czech musician and composer
Jaroslav Hynek (born 1975), Czech football manager

J

Jaroslav Jabrocký (born 1980), Slovak ice hockey player
Jaroslav Jágr (born 1984), Czech ice hockey player
Jaroslav Jahn (1865–1934), Czech paleontologist, mineralogist and geologist
Jaroslav Jakubovič (born 1948), Czech jazz saxophonist
Jaroslav Janda (born 1942), Czech alpine skier
Jaroslav Janiš (born 1983), Czech race car driver
Jaroslav Janus (born 1989), Slovak ice hockey player
Jaroslav Jareš (1930–2016), Czech football player and manager
Jaroslav Jašek (1946–2010), Czechoslovak orienteering competitor
Jaroslav Jeroným Neduha (1945–2024), Czech singer-songwriter
Jaroslav Jeřábek (born 1971), Slovak cyclist
Jaroslav Ježek (chess player) (1926–1998), Czech chess player
Jaroslav Ježek (composer) (1906–1942), Czech composer and conductor
Jaroslav Ježek (designer) (1923–2002), Czech industrial designer
Jaroslav Jílek (born 1989), Czech athlete
Jaroslav Jílek (table tennis), Czechoslovak table tennis player
Jaroslav Jirásek (1932–2012), Czech sprinter
Jaroslav Jiřík (1939–2011), Czech ice hockey player
Jaroslav Jirkovský (1891–1971), Czechoslovak ice hockey player
Jaroslav Jokeľ (born 1970), Slovak weightlifter
Jaroslav Josef Polívka (1886–1960), Czech engineer
Jaroslav Jurka (born 1949), Czech fencer
Jaroslav Just (1883–1928), Czech tennis player

K

Jaroslav Kabeš (1896–1964), Czechoslovak economist and politician
Jaroslav Kacmarcyk (1885–1944), Polish and Lemko politician
Jaroslav Kadavý (1912–2000), Czech cross-country skier
Jaroslav Kalla (born 1979), Czech ice hockey player
Jaroslav Kantůrek (born 1953), Czech basketball player
Jaroslav Kasprisin (born 1990), Slovak footballer
Jaroslav Kasík (born 1983), Czech ice hockey player
Jaroslav Katriňák (born 1966), Slovak motorcycle racer
Jaroslav Kentoš (born 1974), Slovak footballer
Jaroslav Kmiť (born 1979), Slovak ice hockey player
Jaroslav Knotek (1912–1996), Czech athlete
Jaroslav Kocián (1883–1950), Czech violinist and composer
Jaroslav Kolbas (born 1985), Slovak footballer
Jaroslav Kollinger (1905–1949), Czech gymnast
Jaroslav Kolínek (born 1972), Czech footballer
Jaroslav Koma (born 1985), Slovak ice hockey player
Jaroslav Konečný (boxer) (born 1976), Czech boxer
Jaroslav Konečný (1945–2017), Czechoslovak handball player
Jaroslav Kopet (born 1952), Czech volleyball player
Jaroslav Kopřiva (born 1990), Czech bobsledder
Jaroslav Kořán (1940–2017), Czech translator
Jaroslav Korbela (born 1957), Czech ice hockey player
Jaroslav Košnar (1930–1985), Slovak footballer
Jaroslav Kostelný (born 1985), Slovak footballer
Jaroslav Koutecký (1922–2005), Czech chemist and university professor
Jaroslav Kovář (1934–2015), Czech athlete
Jaroslav Kožešník (1907–1985), Czech scientist and politician
Jaroslav Kozlík (1907–2012), Czech educator
Jaroslav Kracík (born 1983), Czech ice hockey player
Jaroslav Kraft (1940–2007), Czech palaeontologist
Jaroslav Král (born 1948), Czechoslovak boxer
Jaroslav Kravárik (born 1941), Slovak footballer
Jaroslav Krček (born 1939), Czech conductor, composer and musician
Jaroslav Krejčí (1892–1956), Czech lawyer
Jaroslav Krejčí (sociologist) 1916–2014), Czech-British sociologist, historian and university professor
Jaroslav Křička (1882–1969), Czech composer, conductor, and music teacher
Jaroslav Kristek (born 1980), Czech ice hockey player
Jaroslav Kříž (born 1955), Czech judoka
Jaroslav Krombholc (1918–1983), Czechoslovak conductor
Jaroslav Krupicka (born 1946), Czech ice hockey player
Jaroslav Kubera (1947–2020), Czech politician
Jaroslav Kubečka (1934–2025), Slovak politician
Jaroslav Kučera (1929–1991), Czech cinematographer
Jaroslav Kudrna (born 1975), Czech ice hockey player
Jaroslav Kulhavý (born 1985), Czech mountain biker
Jaroslav Kurzweil (1926–2022), Czech mathematician
Jaroslav Kůs (born 1990), Czech ice hockey player
Jaroslav Kvapil (1868–1950), Czech poet, playwright and theatre director
Jaroslav Kvapil (composer) (1892–1958), Czech composer and conductor
Jaroslav Kyzlink (born 1973), Czech conductor

L

Jaroslav Levinský (born 1981), Czech tennis player
Antonín Jaroslav Liehm (1924–2020), Czech publicist and writer
Jaroslav Lukeš (born 1912), Czech skier
Jaroslav Lyčka (born 1951), Czech ice hockey player

M

Jaroslav Machač (born 1926), Czechoslovak speedway rider
Jaroslav Machovec (born 1986), Slovak footballer
Jaroslav Mach (1887–?), Czech sports shooter
Jaroslav Makohin (born 1976), Czech diver
Jaroslav Makovec (born 1960), Czech race walker
Jaroslav Malátek (1923–2014), Czech painter
Jaroslav Malina (anthropologist) (born 1945), Czech archaeologist and anthropologist
Jaroslav Malina (scenographer) (1937–2016), Czech scenographer
Jaroslav Mareš (1937–2021), Czech biologist, traveller and writer
Jaroslav Markovič (born 1985), Slovak ice hockey player
Jaroslav Marvan (1901–1974), Czech actor
Jaroslav Marx (born 1971), Czech footballer
Jaroslav Masrna (born 1950), Slovak footballer
Jaroslav Matoušek (born 1951), Czech sprinter
Jaroslav Melichárek (born 1977), Slovak rally driver
Jaroslav Mihalík (born 1994), Slovak footballer
Jaroslav Mikoška (1933–1991), Czech gymnast
Jaroslav Miller (born 1971), Czech historian and university professor
Jaroslav Modrý (born 1971), Czech ice hockey player
Jaroslav Mostecký (1963–2020), Czech writer
Jaroslav Moučka (ice hockey) (born 1992), Czech ice hockey player
Jaroslav Moučka (1923–2009), Czech actor
Jaroslav Müller (1901–?), Czech swimmer
Jaroslav Mysliveček (1908–?), Czech rower

N

Jaroslav Naď (born 1981), Slovak politician
Jaroslav Narkevič (born 1962), Lithuanian politician
Jaroslav Navrátil (footballer) (born 1991), Czech footballer
Jaroslav Navrátil (sport shooter) (born 1943), Czech Olympic shooter
Jaroslav Navrátil (tennis) (born 1957), Czechoslovak tennis player
Jaroslav Nedvěd (born 1969), Czech ice hockey player
Jaroslav Němec (born 1954), Czech footballer
Jaroslav Nešetřil (born 1946), Czech mathematician
Jaroslav Nesvadba (born 1982), Czech footballer
Jaroslav Netolička (born 1954), Czech footballer
Jaroslav Nikodým (born 1950), Czech judoka

O

Jaroslav Obšut (born 1976), Slovak ice hockey player
Jaroslav Olesnitsky (1875–1933), Ukrainian diplomat, politician, and lawyer
Jaroslav Olša Jr. (born 1964), Czech diplomat and writer
Jaroslav Oplt, Czechoslovak rower
Jaroslav Otevřel (born 1968), Czech ice hockey player
Jaroslav Otruba (1916–2007), Czech architect and urban planner

P

Jaroslav Panuška (1872–1958), Czech painter and illustrator
Jaroslav Papiernik (1952–2002), Slovak handball player
Jaroslav Papoušek (1929–1995), Czech film director
Jaroslav Pavelka (born 1993), Czech ice hockey player
Jaroslav Pavlů (1936–2024), Czechoslovak-Italian ice hockey player
Jaroslav Paška (1954–2021), Slovak politician
Jaroslav Pekař (born 1944), Czech sports shooter
Jaroslav Pelikan (1923–2006), American theological scholar
Jaroslav Penc (born 1948), Czech volleyball player
Jaroslav Peregrin (born 1957), Czech philosopher
Jaroslav Perner (1869–1947), Czech paleontologist
Jaroslav Pešán (1912–1972), Czechoslovak soldier and resistance fighter
Jaroslav Pitner (1926–2009), Czech ice hockey coach
Jaroslav Pížl (born 1961), Czech poet and writer
Jaroslav Plašil (born 1982), Czech footballer
Jaroslav Plesl (born 1974), Czech actor
Jaroslav Plíhal (1936–1997), Czech athlete
Jaroslav Pollert (canoeist, born 1943), Czech slalom canoer
Jaroslav Pollert (canoeist, born 1971), Czech slalom canoer
Jaroslav Pollák (1947 –2020), Slovak footballer
Jaroslav Pospíšil (born 1981), Czech tennis player
Jaroslav Pospíšil (canoeist) (born 1973), Czech slalom canoeist
Jaroslav Poupa, Czechoslovak sprint canoer
Jaroslav Pouzar (born 1952), Czech ice hockey player
Jaroslav Prekop (born 1979), Slovak footballer
Jaroslav Prišcák (born 1956), Czechoslovak long and triple jumper
Jaroslav Procházka, Czech middle-distance runner
Jaroslav Průcha (1898–1963), Czech actor
Jaroslav Průšek (1906–1980), Czech sinologist
Jaroslav Pušbauer (1901–1976), Czechoslovak ice hockey player

R

Jaroslav Radil, Czechoslovak slalom canoeist
Jaroslav Radoň (born 1986), Czech sprint canoeist
Jaroslav Řezáč (1886–1974), Czech ice hockey player
Jaroslav Řídký (1897–1956), Czech composer and conductor
Jaroslav Romanchuk (born 1966), Belarusian economist
Jaroslav Róna (born 1957), Czech sculptor
Jaroslav Rošický (1884–1942), Czech army officer
Jaroslav Rössler (1902–1990), Czech photographer
Jaroslav Lev of Rožmitál (c. 1425–1486), Bohemian nobleman
Jaroslav Rudiš (born 1972), Czech writer, journalist and musician
Jaroslav Rudnyckyj (1910–1995), Ukrainian-Canadian linguist and lexicographer
Jaroslav Rygl (born 1970), Czech orienteering competitor

S

Jaroslav Šabata (1927–2012), Czech political scientist, psychologist, and dissident
Jaroslav Sadílek (1913–1993), Czech figure skater
Jaroslav Šafránek (1890–1957), Czech physicist
Jaroslav Šajtar (1921–2003), Czech chess player
Jaroslav Sakala (born 1969), Czech jumper
Jaroslav Šaršok (born 1990), Czech ice hockey player
Jaroslav Satoranský (born 1939), Czech actor
Jaroslav Šedivec (born 1981), Czech footballer
Jaroslav Šedivý (1929–2023), Czech politician
Jaroslav Erno Šedivý (born 1947), Czech drummer
Jaroslav Seifert (1901–1986), Czech writer, poet and journalist
Jaroslav Šerých (1928–2014), Czech painter, printmaker and illustrator
Jaroslav Ševčík (born 1965), Czech ice hockey player
Jaroslav Sieger, Czechoslovak sprint canoer
Jaroslav Šifer (1895–1982), Yugoslav footballer
Jaroslav Šilhavý (born 1961), Czech football player and manager
Jaroslav Šíp (1930–2014), Czech basketball player and coach
Jaroslav Šír (born 1923), Czechoslovak soldier and skier
Jaroslav Škarvada (1924–2010), Czech Catholic bishop
Jaroslav Škarvan (1944–2022), Czechoslovak handball player
Jaroslav Skobla (1899–1959), Czech weightlifter
Jaroslav Skála (1916–2007), Czech psychiatrist
Jaroslav Skála (basketball) (born 1954), Czech basketball player
Jaroslav Šlajs (born 1942), Czechoslovak boxer
Jaroslav Slávik (born 1976), Slovak luger
Jaroslav Šmíd (born 1955), Czech volleyball player
Jaroslav Souček (1935–2006), Czech opera singer
Jaroslav Soukup (born 1982), Czech biathlete
Jaroslav Šourek (1927–2003), Czechoslovak long-distance runner
Jaroslav Špaček (born 1974), Czech ice hockey player
Jaroslav Špillar (1869–1917), Czech painter
Jaroslav Špindler (1890–1965), Bohemian-Austrian footballer
Jaroslav Spišiak (born 1963), Slovak politician
Jaroslav Šrámek (1929–2015), Czechoslovak fighter pilot and military commander
Jaroslav Stančo (1949–2011), Czech volleyball player
Jaroslav Staněk (born 1940), Czechoslovak table tennis player
Jaroslav Starosta (1937–2022), Czech rower
Jaroslav Starý (fencer) (died 1989), Czech fencer
Jaroslav Starý (footballer) (born 1988), Czech footballer
Jaroslav Šťastný (1936–2004), Czech gymnast
Jaroslav Stodola, Czech serial killer
Jaroslav Štork (1909–1980), Czechoslovak racewalker
Jaroslav Stránský (1899–1945), Czech ice hockey player
Jaroslav Suchý (born 1971), Czech figure skater
Jaroslav Švach (1973–2020), Czech footballer
Jaroslav Svejkovský (born 1976), Czech ice hockey player and coach
Jaroslav Svoboda (skier) (born 1944), Czech skier
Jaroslav Svoboda (born 1980), Czech ice hockey player
Jaroslav Svozil (born 1993), Czech footballer
Jaroslav Svěchota (1941–2004), Slovak lawyer and politician
Jaroslav Sysel (1908–1989), Czech wrestler

T

Jaroslav Tesař (born 1986), Czech footballer
Jaroslav Tetiva (1932–2021), Czech basketball player
Jaroslav Timko (born 1965), Slovak footballer
Jaroslav Tomáš (1949–2016), Czech volleyball player
Jaroslav Tuček (1882–?), Bohemian fencer
Jaroslav Tůma (born 1956), Czech organist
Jaroslav Týfa, Bohemian wrestler

U

Jaroslav Uhlíř (born 1945), Czech composer and pianist

V

Jaroslav Vacek (1943–2017), Czech academic
Jaroslav Vajda (1919–2008), American hymnwriter
Jaroslav Váňa, Czechoslovak slalom canoeist
Jaroslav Vaněk (1930–2017), Czech-American economist and university professor
Jaroslav Veis (born 1946), Czech journalist and writer
Jaroslav Vejvoda (1920–1996), Czech football player and manager
Jaroslav Velinský (1932–2012), Czech writer and musician
Jaroslav Veselý (born 1937), Czech sports shooter
Jaroslav Věšín (1860–1915), Czech painter
Jaroslav Vítek (1915–1966), Czechoslovak athlete
Jaroslav Vlach (born 1992), Czech ice hockey player
Jaroslav Vlček (footballer) (1900–1967), Czech footballer
Jaroslav Vlček (politician) (born 1952), Czech politician
Jaroslav Vogel (1894–1970), Czech conductor, composer and writer
Jaroslav Vojta (1888–1970), Czech actor
Jaroslav Volak (1915–?), Austrian handball player
Jaroslav Volek (1923–1989), Czech musicologist
Jaroslav Volf (born 1979), Czech slalom canoeist
Jaroslav Volf (ice hockey) (1933–1990), Czech ice hockey player
Jaroslav Votruba (born 1939), Czech figure skater
Jaroslav Vožniak (1933–2005), Czech painter and printmaker
Jaroslav Vrábel (born 1971), Czech footballer
Jaroslav Vrchlický (1853–1912), Czech poet
Jaroslav Vyhlíd, Czechoslovak slalom canoeist
Jaroslav Vykoupil (1898–1976), Czechoslovak sprinter

W

Jaroslav Walter (1939–2014), Czechoslovak ice hockey player
Jaroslav Weigel (1931–2019), Czech actor, writer and playwright

Z

Jaroslav Zajíček (1920–2002), Czech cross-country skier
Jaroslav Záruba (1907–1945), Czechoslovak military officer
Jaroslav Zelený (born 1992), Czech footballer
Jaroslav Zeman (born 1962), Czech wrestler
Jaroslav Žitňanský (born 1971), Slovak discus thrower
Jaroslav Zvěřina (born 1942), Czech politician

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Contents

Notable people with the name

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B

C

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E

F

G

H

J

K

L

M

N

O

P

R

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T

U

V

W

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Origin
Pronunciation	Czech: [ˈjaroslaf] Slovak: [ˈjarɔsɫau̯]
Gender	masculine
Language(s)	Czech, Slovak
Language(s)	Slavic
Word/name	jar ("strong, fierce") + slav ("glory, fame")
Other names
Related names	Jaroslava (f), Jarosław, Yaroslav